A 8 - The Oakville Beaver, W e d n e sd a y M a rc h 26, 2003 Celebrating Canada's racial diversity Halton residents recognizedfo r promoting cultural and racial understanding o f International Day fo r the Elimination o f Racial Discrimination By Melanie Cummings SPEC IA L TO TH E B E W ER More than 200 ethnic populations. One country. Canada is one of the most multi-cultural, multi racial nations in the world. And for proof that harmony among them all is certain and achievable, look no further than the list of award winners recognized by the North Halton Cultural Awareness Council in Oakville last Friday night. Gathered in the basement of the Vishnu Devi Temple. 80 people committed to promoting cultur al and racial understanding within and beyond the community celebrated the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. They are extraordinary people, such as event organizer Elizabeth Carmichael, who despite her current .struggle with cancer, " promises to work as much as possible toward creating a harmonious and just society." The evening's honorees have also made inroads with a similar goal in mind. They included. Suzanne Muir, of the Halton District School Board. Rick MacDonald, of the Catholic board. Quayum Mufti, of the Islamic Circle of North America. Sgt. Michael Brown, of the Halton Police Service, court support worker Adrienne Pearce, Veronica Tyrell. of the CanadianCaribbean Association of Halton. Halton M P Julian Reed. Richard Landau and the staff who pul together the CTS show Faith Journal, newspaper reporter Jennifer Lobo. and Dr. Joey Edwardh of the Halton Social Planning Council. March 21 was proclaimed by the United Nations in 1966 as the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. On the same day, six years earlier in Sharpsville, South Africa, 69 unarmed, peaceful protesters demon strating against apartheid were killed by police officers. But while proclamations and awards bring recognition to peacemakers, according to Mcrvin More than 80 people gathered in Witter, who is Ontario's regional director of the the basement of the Vishnu Devi Canadian Human Rights Commission, more needs Temple to celebrate the to be done. International Day for the `The reality is that we haven't succeeded yet in Klimination of Racial Discri creating a society which respects differences m ination. Sunaina M enawat, between culture, colour, language and religion." above, perform s the Idadu said Witter. Padam R haratanatyam Piece. "Either we accept the proposition that no one is Nlervin Witter, left, O ntario's better than another or continue to act in ways which regional director of the threaten our democratic principles." he added. C anadian Human Rights "Change starts today, and every' day. We have to Commission says more needs to redouble our efforts to make Canada a better place be done to create a society which to live, for ourselves and our children." respects differences of culture, In the words of award recipient Sgt. Michael colour, language and religion. Brown. Canadians will know that goal has been reached when nights of honour such as Friday's Photos by Barrie Eskine · will no longer be needed. Award winning photographer leaves legacy of sports action Harold H. Barkley, a retired photographer for the Toronto Star, died Saturday, March 22. at OakvilleTrafalgar Memorial Hospi tal. Funeral services will be held Friday at 12:30 p.m. at St. Judes Anglican Church. 160 William St. in Oakville. He is survived by his wife Rosalind: three chil dren, five grandchildren, and one sister. His family was his first passion followed by his pro fession as a photographer. Called Hal by his family and peers, his photography career began in the winter of 1942 with the Toronto Star. It was the beginning of a career that was to have an indelible imprint on sports photography and the game of hockey. In the late 1950s Hal designed and built a strobe lighting system, which revo lutionized action colour hockey photography, and as a result H al's stop-action shots are known internation ally. Noticing the success of strobe lights made in Sweden. Hal met with the design engineer of the sys tem and ended up building three units to deal with six lights. The lights were then placed around the glass at the end of the rink, provid ing Hal with the spot light ing needed to capture stars like Bobby Hull. Dave Keon, Gordie Howe. Frank Mahovlich and Jean Beliveau in full (light. "As a kid my dad would take me to his photo studio in Maple Leaf Gardens, where he was 80 per cent of the time. He would send my brother and I out on to the ice with the light meter dur ing setup. It was thrill for us." said son Robert. But hockey represented only one facet of Hal's career as a photographer. He also brought his talents to i£5 / ' S«>3S«H BB8 A M 'm <r- Plwto courtesy o f the Barkley family A young Hal Barkley, above, in 1946 with his cam era that never left his side. By the time Hal took his last pho tographs in the 1970s, he had changed the way sports photography was done. football, baseball, racing and golf. He was well-known for his coverage of Royal tours. Canadian Prime Ministers. U.S. Presidents, entertain ment personalities and sports greats. He travelled around the globe for the Star during his career, which spanned more than 40 years. His photos have appeared in more than 40 hockey books and were pub lished by major North American and European magazines. His work has received high acclaim and awards from major organi zations including the Canadian Press. Associated Press. T.V. Guide, Spoils Illustrated, the Canadian National Art Directors Award, a National Magazine Award for his 1966 photo of Bobby Hull and best sports photo of the year by Sports Magazine. He also loved sailing his boat on Lake Ontario and canoeing on the Oxtongue River. " My dad was very family-oriented." said Robert, adding that Hal was an accomplished woodworker and just recently restored the family cottage in Oxtongue. "We had the fondest memo ries up in our cottage." "He was a great dad." added daughter Sharon. In lieu of flowers dona tions in memory of Hal Barkley can be made to the Ontario March of Dimes. Post Polio Program, 10 Overlea Boulevard. Toronto, ON. M4H IA4. or to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. 7100 Woodbine Ave., Suite 311. Markham, ON. L3R 5J2. Oakville Beaver Great opportunity to redeem your reward miles and get the Toronto Star: Canada's most popular source of news, entertainment, sports, business and much more. fP H ? 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